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10 May 2018
Nick Edkins
fyi- request- 7736- [email address]
REF: OIA-3789
Dear Nick
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your request of 30 April 2018 to Auckland Transport requesting CCTV footage under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Pursuant to section 14 of the Act, your request was transferred
to the NZ Transport Agency for response on 2 May 2018.
In particular, you have requested the following:
…CCTV footage of an incident between two cars - a black Honda Fit (KJJ911) and an unknown
vehicle - at approximately 8 pm on 28th February 2018 at the Nelson Street offramp of the
Northern Motorway. I would like to know the licence plate number of the other car involved in
the accident, for insurance purposes
The CCTV system is designed to overwrite existing footage every three to seven days, depending on
the location. As the Transport Agency received your request more than seven days after the date of the
incident, the relevant footage has not been retained. Your request has therefore been refused under
section 18(e) of the Act as the information does not exist.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to refuse
this request. The
contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this further with the Transport Agency, please contact Tania Barnett, Senior
Customer Access Representative, by email at [email address] or by phone on 0800 108
809.
Yours sincerely
Neil Walker
Senior Manager Journey Management Centre